Katchmar admitted to being buzzed on alcohol and said when Margene Martin’s husband Robert struck him as Martin was walking out the door, he followed the couple out.

“I was assaulted and was looking for an explanation,” Katchmar said.

Katchmar said co-defendant Thomas Lockhart and Martin got into an altercation and Martin was knocked to the ground.

“I walked over to Mr. Martin to help him up and he struck me in the groin. I doubled over, backed away from the situation and put my hands in my pockets,” Katchmar said.

Katchmar said he had no recollection of punching or kneeing Martin. When asked how blood got on his shorts, Katchmar said it was transferred there when he was punched in the groin by Martin’s bloody hand.

Special prosecutor Pueblo Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Zamarripa told the jury, “A reasonable person would not pursue the Martins,” once they left the wine tasting event.

Defense attorney Roger Larsen argued alcohol played a big part in the altercation.

“Alcohol impaired the judgment of all four people involved in this. That makes this a jumble — it is a jumble in their minds and it’s not proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” Larsen argued.